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Company	Sector	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Market Cap	Consensus Analyst Rating	Consensus Price Target
BGEO Lion Finance Group	Financial Services	GEL 11,110.00 +0.5%	2.24	GEL480.22 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 1,393.60 +0.9%	11.61	£238.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 1,300.50 (-6.7% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£138.02 +0.5%	20.79	£214.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£153.33 (11.1% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,118 -0.8%	10.39	£173.89 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,949 (-5.4% Downside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 3,288 +0.4%	16.33	£167.05 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,662.50 (-19.0% Downside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 939 +1.3%	8.94	£135.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 7,968 +0.5%	13.10	£129.57 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 7,156 (-10.2% Downside)
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,314.60 +1.3%	47.92	£112.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,390.20 (5.8% Upside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 515 +0.1%	38.47	£100.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 635 (23.3% Upside)
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,591 -2.5%	13.15	£99.34 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 4,500 (-2.0% Downside)
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BMK Benchmark	Consumer Defensive	£153 -0.6%	246,774.19	£94.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,205.50 -1.4%	9.73	£91.84 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 3,821.32 (-9.1% Downside)
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,881.50 -1.9%	13.24	£75.11 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,034.29 (8.1% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 567.80 -1.0%	189.27	£66.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 556 (-2.1% Downside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 2,019 +2.7%	34.64	£62.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,228 (10.4% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 457.95 +1.2%	10.55	£62.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 527.50 (15.2% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,223 -1.2%	20.09	£60.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,305.50 (6.7% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 101.90 +0.7%	13.41	£59.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 113.44 (11.3% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 599.39 +1.6%	8.59	£47.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 727.14 (21.3% Upside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 9,022 +0.8%	38.07	£44.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£122 (35.2% Upside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 9,730.54 +1.6%	30.06	£44.18 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (20.2% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 1,993.50 +1.6%	9.65	£43.87 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,938.33 (-2.8% Downside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,450 +0.1%	21.88	£43.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,145.50 (69.2% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 3,988 -0.1%	N/A	£42.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 3,165.71 (-20.6% Downside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 4,098 -1.6%	30.40	£40.40 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 3,518.75 (-14.1% Downside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,535.50 -2.9%	14.19	£34.14 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,000 (30.3% Upside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£166.90 -1.3%	16.43	£33.49 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 163 +1.9%	N/A	£32.62 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 6,760 -2.5%	15.87	£29.93 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (23.1% Upside)
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 336.70 -1.4%	18.20	£29.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 398.67 (18.4% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,591 -2.0%	9.43	£29.40 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,204.29 (35.1% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,331 -3.1%	26.82	£28.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (11.8% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 430.20 -2.2%	15.87	£27.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 478.75 (11.3% Upside)
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 1,071.50 -1.4%	6.98	£26.83 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,379 (28.7% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,903.50	8.39	£26.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 111.40	N/A	£25.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (2.9% Upside)
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 3,286 +1.4%	17.50	£24.21 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 3,988 (21.4% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,275 +0.4%	3.51	£23.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,795 (66.8% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,573 -0.1%	17.39	£23.07 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (58.9% Upside)
AHT Ashtead Group	Industrials	GBX 5,326 0.0%	16.11	£22.10 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 5,075 (-4.7% Downside)
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IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,696 -2.6%	10.81	£20.89 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (27.3% Upside)
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 208.80 -0.3%	21.75	£20.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 430.10 +0.8%	6.19	£19.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 466 (8.3% Upside)
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 878 +2.3%	9.41	£18.64 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 4,682 +0.8%	51.20	£17.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,737.50 (-20.2% Downside)
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 626.40 -0.1%	12.91	£16.83 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 719.13 (14.8% Upside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,522 +0.9%	4.95	£16.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
VALT Valt Technology Services		GBX 6,195 -0.3%	1.06	£16.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 6,450 (4.1% Upside)
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,264 -0.4%	16.46	£15.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,794.25 (12.4% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£132.15 +0.2%	17.73	£15.25 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£140.98 (6.7% Upside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 271.40 +0.7%	27.86	£15.13 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 250.71 (-7.6% Downside)
RBD Reabold Resources	Energy	GBX 90.02 -3.7%	N/A	£13.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 352.60 +2.4%	23.99	£12.87 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,822 +0.2%	13.67	£12.78 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.50)	GBX 1,746 (-4.2% Downside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 7,232 +0.9%	N/A	£12.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£147.50 (104.0% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,111 -1.4%	40.00	£12.18 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,382.63 (24.4% Upside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 256.40 +1.2%	36.63	£11.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 215 (-16.1% Downside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 448.80 -1.1%	24.21	£11.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 461.43 (2.8% Upside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 4,594 +4.2%	13.20	£11.09 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,633.33 (22.6% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 811.20 +0.5%	1,014.00	£10.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,100.83 (35.7% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,296 -0.7%	13.64	£9.85 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,803.14 (-15.0% Downside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 722.60 +0.5%	17.75	£9.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 859 (18.9% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 6,990 +1.6%	50.91	£9.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,788.75 (-2.9% Downside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 934 +1.7%	25.25	£9.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,303 (39.5% Upside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$55,032.00 +0.1%	N/A	$9.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,347 -1.0%	72.71	£9.23 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 1,429.57 (6.1% Upside)
HKLB Hongkong Land	Finance	GBX 7.41	N/A	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 584 +0.3%	17.38	£9.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.4% Downside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 2,970 -1.1%	28.34	£8.94 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 3,075.57 (3.6% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 187.50 -2.1%	N/A	£8.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 221.33 (18.0% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,320 -1.1%	24.63	£8.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,466.17 (2.7% Upside)
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Medical	C$15.38 +2.5%	N/A	C$7.99 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 711.50 +0.9%	3.77	£7.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDLF Standard Life	Financial Services	GBX 776 -1.5%	N/A	£7.78 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 894.50 (15.3% Upside)
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 842.40 +0.6%	22.67	£7.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,130 (34.1% Upside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Financial Services	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 750 (-2.2% Downside)
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 1,281	8.85	£7.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-16.1% Downside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,354 +0.2%	16.71	£7.56 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 2,338 (-0.7% Downside)
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 316 +1.3%	25.69	£7.53 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 297.57 (-5.8% Downside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,464 0.0%	32.08	£7.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,128.33 (27.0% Upside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 4,120	2.93	£7.21 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 355.90 -1.1%	395.44	£7.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 418.57 (17.6% Upside)
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,112 -1.0%	21.93	£6.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,254.33 (12.8% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,782 +0.4%	22.47	£6.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,772.86 (-0.3% Downside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 296.30 -2.3%	17.53	£6.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 323.75 (9.3% Upside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£198.60 +0.6%	31.81	£6.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (0.3% Upside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,446 +0.7%	25.72	£6.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,452 (41.1% Upside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,210 +1.5%	12.25	£6.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,675.43 (38.5% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,795 -0.4%	17.08	£5.94 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,256.50 (-30.0% Downside)
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 470.70 -1.1%	16.23	£5.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 680 (44.5% Upside)
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INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 652.50 +0.8%	10.03	£5.75 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (1.1% Upside)
HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,749 -0.9%	9.99	£5.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,728.50 (-1.2% Downside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,835.50 +0.1%	N/A	£5.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,096.50 -1.1%	19.65	£5.36 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,558.80 (42.2% Upside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 1,867 -1.1%	9.17	£5.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,456.57 (31.6% Upside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,965 -0.4%	31.49	£5.14 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,012.50 (15.0% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,005 +2.0%	N/A	£5.13 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 5,963.29 (-0.7% Downside)
ALW Alliance Witan		GBX 1,322 +0.6%	23.21	£4.98 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GGP Greatland Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 737.45 +4.8%	4.16	£4.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 755.67 (2.5% Upside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 287.50 -0.8%	20.83	£4.82 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 300.43 (4.5% Upside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 629 -1.6%	18.89	£4.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (2.0% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,452 +4.8%	30.60	£4.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,012.50 (-9.9% Downside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 248.20 +0.8%	11.71	£4.44 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 222.33 (-10.4% Downside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 189.70 +0.2%	12.73	£4.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 233.20 (22.9% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 85.50 +0.1%	855.00	£4.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 232.67 (172.1% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 3,041 -0.1%	68.49	£4.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,140 (3.3% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,179 -0.3%	N/A	£4.22 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,325.56 (12.4% Upside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,852 +1.4%	168.36	£4.21 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,683.33 (-9.1% Downside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 771 +0.1%	15.73	£4.16 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 924 (19.8% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 405.20 +0.3%	8.98	£4.15 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 448.13 (10.6% Upside)
SXS Spectris	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,147 (0.1% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 262.20 -1.1%	N/A	£4.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 299.83 (14.4% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 150.70 -0.5%	10.47	£4.07 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 201.43 (33.7% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 202.20 +2.0%	23.51	£3.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 308.78 (52.7% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,348 -1.0%	19.18	£3.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 3,071.67 (30.8% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 5,345 +2.0%	52.45	£3.89 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 3,763.33 (-29.6% Downside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 796.50 +1.5%	15.32	£3.83 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 792.50 (-0.5% Downside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 262.90 -0.2%	17.64	£3.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.70)	GBX 402.40 (53.1% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 220.80 -1.3%	N/A	£3.64 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 205 (-7.2% Downside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 441.50 +3.3%	13.28	£3.60 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 553.40 (25.3% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,113.50 -0.4%	12.62	£3.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,524.50 (36.9% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 2,120 -2.5%	N/A	£3.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,218.33 (4.6% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 347 -1.7%	N/A	£3.43 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 475 (36.9% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 533.80	N/A	£3.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,028 (92.6% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 370 +0.4%	8.08	£3.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (21.6% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,737 +5.1%	24.78	£3.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,957.78 (12.7% Upside)
PHLL Petershill Partners	Financial Services	GBX 310.50	3.59	£3.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 311.33 (0.3% Upside)
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 760.95 +0.6%	20.35	£3.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,035 (36.0% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 559 +0.4%	18.63	£3.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 675 (20.8% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 770.43 +0.8%	7.13	£3.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 950 (23.3% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 597.50 +0.6%	14.29	£3.26 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,448.85 +0.3%	9.38	£3.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 4,190 (21.5% Upside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,476 -0.1%	8.15	£3.17 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,128 (44.2% Upside)
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 615.50 +4.6%	15.78	£3.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 586 (-4.8% Downside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 419.70 +1.3%	14.99	£3.15 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 643.75 (53.4% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 667 +0.1%	19.73	£3.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 692.14 (3.8% Upside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 331.62 +1.4%	6.74	£3.12 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 2,290 +1.8%	7.00	£3.11 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 4,432 -0.5%	11.69	£3.09 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,083.33 (-7.9% Downside)
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 274.80 +0.6%	18.32	£3.08 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 256 (-6.8% Downside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 82.20 +0.6%	14.17	£3.07 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 97.50 (18.6% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 282.30 +1.0%	N/A	£3.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 322.50 (14.2% Upside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 845.50 +0.8%	11.81	£2.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,060 (25.4% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 398 +1.0%	6.15	£2.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 550 (38.2% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,490 -0.4%	20.29	£2.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,706.40 (-14.3% Downside)
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 80.94 -0.7%	11.81	£2.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 112 (38.4% Upside)
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 565	4.96	£2.88 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 137.70 +0.7%	11.51	£2.79 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 170.50 (23.8% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 501 +4.3%	20.75	£2.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 578.33 (15.4% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 516.50 +1.1%	25.95	£2.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 726.43 (40.6% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 194 +2.1%	22.56	£2.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 203.71 (5.0% Upside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 791.50 -2.0%	39.18	£2.66 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,010.75 (27.7% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 264 -3.8%	18.76	£2.61 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 254.50 (-3.6% Downside)
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,642 +1.0%	5.84	£2.59 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 6.30 -0.3%	N/A	£2.56 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 133.80 +0.9%	21.58	£2.52 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
CAN Canaan		GBX 255 +2.0%	N/A	£2.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (37.3% Upside)
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 306.60	22.38	£2.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 402 (31.1% Upside)
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 726 +0.6%	6.64	£2.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,502 -1.0%	1.80	£2.48 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 135.60 -1.0%	7.33	£2.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 182.80 (34.8% Upside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 518.50 -0.8%	108.02	£2.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 630.25 (21.6% Upside)
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 93.85 -0.5%	14.22	£2.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 113.40 (20.8% Upside)
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 135.60 +0.4%	9.50	£2.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 3,450 +1.8%	7.45	£2.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 234.60 -0.4%	71.09	£2.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 261.67 (11.5% Upside)
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 607 +1.8%	23.75	£2.40 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 563.13 (-7.2% Downside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 270 +1.1%	55.10	£2.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 385 (42.6% Upside)
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 58.80 +0.3%	0.31	£2.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 178.60 +0.7%	24.47	£2.25 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 188.20 (5.4% Upside)
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 1,318 +0.2%	2,396.36	£2.24 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,208.33 (-8.3% Downside)
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 305.60 -0.4%	12.63	£2.24 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 348.67 (14.1% Upside)
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 505 +2.7%	90.18	£2.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 516 (2.2% Upside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,919 -0.3%	14.58	£2.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,788.50 (45.3% Upside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,770 +0.4%	27.26	£2.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,976.67 (7.5% Upside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 100.80 -0.2%	N/A	£2.18 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,193 +1.2%	5.09	£2.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,642.83 (37.7% Upside)
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 360 -0.7%	6.13	£2.14 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 420.50 +0.1%	6.70	£2.12 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,529.44 +0.7%	12.77	£2.11 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,200 (14.8% Upside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,980 +0.8%	18.91	£2.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 2,025 (2.3% Upside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,214.18 -0.3%	26.28	£2.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 222 -1.2%	12.13	£2.00 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-7.2% Downside)
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,778 -0.1%	12.39	£2.00 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (10.0% Upside)
INDV Indivior	Medical	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 830.10 -0.1%	9.07	£1.92 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,153.33 (38.9% Upside)
TKO Taseko Mines	Basic Materials	GBX 525 +1.0%	N/A	£1.92 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-25.7% Downside)
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 364.50 +0.3%	10.56	£1.88 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,006 +1.4%	2.75	£1.87 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 223 +7.1%	4.58	£1.85 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 437 (96.0% Upside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 189.90 +0.8%	105.50	£1.84 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 253.80 (33.6% Upside)
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 344.80	7.50	£1.83 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 346.71 (0.6% Upside)
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Computer and Technology	GBX 3,278 +4.7%	138.31	£1.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,681.67 (-18.2% Downside)
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 516.50 +0.8%	7.02	£1.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 667.80 (29.3% Upside)
ALPH Alpha Group International	Financial Services	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,716 -0.8%	14.38	£1.75 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,824.29 (6.3% Upside)
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 268	9.23	£1.74 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 73.70 +2.2%	N/A	£1.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 100 (35.7% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 201.80 +0.2%	13.54	£1.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 244 (20.9% Upside)
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 407 +0.7%	49.69	£1.73 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 171 -2.4%	6.92	£1.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 207.50 (21.3% Upside)
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 545 +0.2%	18.72	£1.70 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 75.21 -0.1%	0.11	£1.67 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 722 +1.4%	24.39	£1.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 546.67 (-24.3% Downside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 365 +1.4%	16.98	£1.65 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Construction	GBX 317.50 -0.9%	9.07	£1.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 542.50 (70.9% Upside)
CWR Ceres Power	Industrials	GBX 844.50 +2.4%	N/A	£1.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 950 (12.5% Upside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 838.50 -0.1%	12.67	£1.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,200.50 (43.2% Upside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 2,368 +2.8%	11.92	£1.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,317.50 (-2.1% Downside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Financial Services	GBX 1,220 +0.3%	5.32	£1.62 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 203 -3.6%	16.11	£1.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 290.25 (43.0% Upside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 339 -0.2%	2.45	£1.60 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RPI Raspberry Pi		GBX 815 +2.5%	177.56	£1.58 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 550 (-32.5% Downside)
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,372.94 +0.6%	33.42	£1.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (35.6% Upside)
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 780.50 -2.3%	10.62	£1.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,199.44 (53.7% Upside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 81.70 +2.1%	13.92	£1.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 124 (51.8% Upside)
CURY Currys	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 150.40 -1.0%	12.97	£1.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 177 (17.7% Upside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 98.30 -1.0%	7.11	£1.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 124.20 (26.3% Upside)
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,438	N/A	£1.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AGR Assura	Real Estate	GBX 47.48 +0.4%	895.85	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 60 (26.4% Upside)
HRI Herald	Finance	GBX 3,194.37 -0.3%	16.05	£1.53 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RSG Resolute Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 71 +4.4%	11.85	£1.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 278 (291.5% Upside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 175 -2.8%	3.30	£1.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 549 -0.3%	31.37	£1.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 616.75 (12.3% Upside)
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 604.50 -0.9%	5.17	£1.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 675.17 (11.7% Upside)
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 185	N/A	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 782.50 -1.5%	N/A	£1.45 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (2.0% Upside)
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 569 -1.5%	N/A	£1.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 678.80 (19.3% Upside)
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 4,636 -1.9%	21.78	£1.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,775 (3.0% Upside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 766.50 +0.9%	8.72	£1.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,025.20 (33.8% Upside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Financial Services	GBX 433 +0.9%	3.96	£1.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 642 -0.8%	12.69	£1.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 751 (17.0% Upside)
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 149.80 +0.7%	7.40	£1.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 235.05 +0.7%	7.97	£1.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 485 (106.3% Upside)
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 423.31 -1.0%	9.27	£1.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ONT Oxford Nanopore Technologies	Medical	GBX 143.20 +0.6%	N/A	£1.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 218.60 (52.7% Upside)
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 2,936.72 +2.9%	16.59	£1.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,453.75 (17.6% Upside)
BOY Bodycote	Industrials	GBX 810 -0.9%	26.13	£1.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 850.83 (5.0% Upside)
SRC SigmaRoc	Basic Materials	GBX 124.70 +1.3%	18.47	£1.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (32.6% Upside)
ASHM Ashmore Group	Financial Services	GBX 209 +0.5%	12.64	£1.36 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 150 (-28.2% Downside)
ATYM Atalaya Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 875 +1.4%	15.01	£1.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 962.50 (10.0% Upside)
ITM ITM Power	Industrials	GBX 194.40 -7.1%	N/A	£1.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 6,723.33 (3,358.5% Upside)
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Financial Services	GBX 135.80 -0.9%	29.33	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CGEO Georgia Capital	Industrials	GBX 4,205 +1.9%	0.93	£1.31 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 168.10 -0.5%	N/A	£1.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 244.50 (45.4% Upside)
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 353 -0.4%	N/A	£1.29 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FCSS Fidelity China Special	Financial Services	GBX 281.03 +0.4%	2.50	£1.29 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A

(Last Updated: 5/29/2026)

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A History of the FTSE 100
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This exchange gives investors exposure to the leading United Kingdom stocks

The FTSE 100 is the United Kingdom’s (UK) equivalent to the S&P 500. It is looked at as a leading indicator of the UK economy. Investors get exposure to the 100 largest UK companies that are listed on the London Stock Exchange. The FTSE operates Monday through Friday (except for holidays) between the hours of 3:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. EST. The exchange also offers after hours trading as well as pre-market trading.

The FTSE uses free float market-capitalization weighting. This means that the companies on the index that have the highest market cap will have a larger corresponding weight in the index. For example, as of July 2022, BP PLC has the sixth highest market cap on the FTSE 100. Therefore if the stock’s value increases by 1%, the value of the FTSE 100 may go up by nearly 2% based on the weighting assigned to BP.

Several of the companies listed on the FTSE 100 (or Footsie) are headquartered outside of the UK. However, most companies are based in the UK and are impacted by developments inside the company. In this article, we’ll take a close look at the FTSE 100 including looking at the current sector composition and the ways investors can invest in the FTSE 100.

A History of the FTSE 100

The FTSE is an abbreviation for the Financial Times Stock Exchange. This independent organization goes by the nickname “Footsie”. It is similar in its mission to the Standard & Poor’s in the United States. The FTSE is home to many stock indexes which represent a market segment through a portfolio of stock holdings that are weighted to approximate the performance of that segment.

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is the parent organization of the FTSE. In addition to owning the FTSE, the LSEG owns other financial organizations including the Russell Indexes (a family of global stock market indices), Borsa Italiana (the Italian stock exchange), and Millennium IT (an information technology firm based in Sri Lanka).

The index updates and publishes every 15 seconds. The FTSE is the United Kingdom’s equivalent to the Nikkei 225 index in Japan and the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong among others.

By investing standards, the FTSE 100 is still in its infancy. The FTSE 100 was created in January 1984 with a base level of 1,000. Like many of the global markets, the FTSE has followed a mostly upward trend with significant corrections that correspond to the “tech wreck” in the early 2000s and the “Great Correction” in 2007. As of July 25, 2022, the index was over 7,300 which is down from its all-time high of over 7,600 set in 2020.

What Sectors are Represented in the FTSE 100 Index?

Here are the sectors presented in alphabetical order. The telecommunications sector was dropped from the index in 2018. The weightings listed are as of 12/31/2021.

Communications – This sector has only been on the index since 2018. It currently makes up about just over 4% of the index.
Consumer Discretionary – This sector has been steadily declining in weighting since 2015. It currently makes up 6.87% of the index.
Consumer Staples – This is the most heavily weighted sector and is around 17.9% of the index.
Energy – The energy sector has been growing in influence since 2014. It currently represents just under 10% of the index (9.48%).
Financials – This sector carries the second heaviest weight in the index. Financials have typically accounted for one-fifth of the index. At the end of 2021, this sector accounted for 17.82% of the index.
Health Care – The health care sector has been consistently around 10% of the index for the last six years. In 2021, the sector accounted for 11.73% of the index.
Industrials – The Industrial sector has been steadily growing in value to the index and now comprises just over 12% (12.16%) of the index.
Information Technology – Perhaps confirming that London is not a hub for information technology, this sector is only 1.41% of the index and has consistently been around 1% or slightly higher.
Materials - This sector carries the third heaviest weight in the index at just over 13%. This sector has more than doubled in its percentage of weighting since 2015.
Real Estate – This sector has only been part of the index since 2016. It makes up approximately 1% of the index which has not varied much in its brief time on the index.
Utilities – This sector makes up about 3.5% of the index. The weighting in this sector has been steadily declining since it was 4.53% of the index in 2015.

The individual components of the FTSE are adjusted every quarter. Any changes to the underlying index companies and their weighting is determined by the values of the companies at the close of business the night before the review.

How Can Investors Invest in the FTSE 100 Index?

Index funds are a safe way for an investor to invest in a particular market segment without assuming the risk that may be involved with individual equities. Just as index funds exist for different market segments, they also exist for the stock exchanges of many countries. As noted above, the FTSE 100 index is the United Kingdom’s version of the U.S. S&P 500 Index.

U.S. investors can’t buy stocks directly on the FTSE 100. However, many of the stocks that are part of the FTSE 100 have a dual listing on either the NYSE or NASDAQ. This means that some stocks trade in British pounds on the FTSE 100 as well as in U.S, dollars on its United States equivalent exchange.

There are a significant number of indexes attached to the FTSE Group including the FTSE 250, the FTSE 350 and the FTSE All-Share. All FTSE indexes have index fund offerings. Vanguard, for example, has the Vanguard FTSE 100 (VUKE) fund.

The Final Word on the FTSE 100 Index

The FTSE 100 is a market-cap weighted index of the 100 largest companies on the London Stock Exchange. The index is maintained by the Financial Times Stock Exchange Group which is an independent organization similar to the Standard & Poors Company in the United States. The components of the index are determined quarterly.

The FTSE 100 has been in existence since January 1984. From its base level of 1,000, the index has climbed to its level in November 2019 of over $7,350. As of July 2022, the five largest companies on the index were AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN), HSBC Holdings (NYSE: HSBC), GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK), Diageo (NYSE: DEO), and British American Tobacco (NYSE: BTI).

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